Both Muhlenberg basketball teams are headed to the Centennial
Conference playoffs.

The Mule men (14-11, 9-9) qualified as the fifth and final seed with a
74-70 win against CC regular-season champion Ursinus on Saturday. They
will travel to fourth-seeded Washington (12-13, 10-8) for a first-round
game on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7:00. The winner goes on to the semifinals,

D3hoops.com Top 25

school

record

last rank

1. Southern Maine

24-1

1

2. Scranton

24-1

2

3. Washington (Mo.)

22-2

3

4. Mary Washington

25-0

4

5. DePauw

24-1

5

6. Bowdoin

22-2

6

7. Hope

24-1

7

8. Randolph-Macon

22-2

9

9. Messiah

23-2

10

10. Baldwin-Wallace

22-3

8

11. Capital

22-3

14

12. McMurry

23-2

13

13. Brandeis

18-4

12

14. Calvin

21-3

16

15. MUHLENBERG

23-2

17

16. Wheaton (Ill.)

20-4

11

17. Pacific Lutheran

21-3

18

18. Howard Payne

22-3

24

19. Simpson

21-4

23

20. Williams

21-4

19

21 Puget Sound

21-4

25

22. Hardin-Simmons

20-4

15

23. Maryville (Mo.)

20-4

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24. Moravian

20-5

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25. Bates

18-7

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which will be hosted by Ursinus (19-6, 15-3) next weekend. Johns Hopkins
(17-7, 13-5) and Gettysburg (16-9, 12-6) round out the playoff field.

Muhlenberg, which is just 2-10 on the road this season, will be playing at
one of its least-favorite venues. The Mules have lost 10 of their last 12
at Washington, including a 97-86 decision earlier this year. Their only
wins in that span came by one point in 2002 and by two points in overtime
in 2004. In the teams other meeting this year, Muhlenberg won at
home, 81-56.

The Mule women (23-2, 16-2) claimed the outright CC regular-season
championship when Johns Hopkins lost its finale to Franklin & Marshall on
Sunday. Muhlenberg will host the semifinals and final at Memorial Hall on
Feb. 25-26. The Mules, ranked 15th in the new D3hoops.com poll, play the
winner of Wednesdays first-round game
between Gettysburg (15-10, 12-6) and McDaniel (18-7, 12-6) in the second
semifinal on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 3:00. The first semifinal pairs Johns
Hopkins (19-6, 15-3) with Dickinson (18-6, 14-4).

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students 13-18. Students with college
identification from a participating school, as well as youths 12 and
under, are admitted free of charge.

The winners of both CC playoff tournaments receive automatic bids to the
NCAA Division III Tournament.